Clarence MOORE was born in 1837. He married Lucy Beale COOKE in 1866 in Chickasawba, (now Blytheville) Arkansas in 1886. He died in Jan 1931.

Child of Elizabeth Whiting Gregory and Joseph Ivy Moore

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ID: I75282692
Name: Clarence Leolin MOORE
Given Name: Clarence Leolin
Surname: Moore
Sex: M
Birth: 1837
Death: Jan 1931
Note:
"Judge" Clarence Moore, as he was known in his later years, grew up in Columbus and graduated in the very first class of the University of Mississippi at Oxford. At age 24 he moved to Arkansas to operate his sister's plantation, San Souci, when the latter's husband suddenly died in 1861. In 1863 he left to join the Confederate forces and served under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. After the war Moore returned toMississippi County Arkansas as a plantation owner, and served terms as Deputy Sheriff and as Tax Collector. His title as "Judge" was awarded to him as a sign of respect.

Father: Joseph Ivy MOORE b: 1784 in Prince Edwards Co VA
Mother: Elizabeth Whiting GREGORY b: 1797 in Oglethorpe Co GA

Marriage 1 Lucy Beale COOKE
Married: 1866 in Chickasawba (now Blytheville) Ark.
Children
Dudley Gilmer MOORE
Elise MOORE
Clarence,Jr MOORE
Stephen Cooke MOORE
Emma MOORE